The program, hosted by Michel Martin, will end its seven-year run on August 1. Martin and the show’s executive editor, Carline Watson, will remain with NPR and focus on issues of race, gender, faith, and family that had been the core of “Tell Me More.”

“These times require that we organize ourselves in different ways and that we’re smarter about how we address the different platforms that we reach our audiences on,” NPR Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer Kinsey Wilson said.

“We’re trying to make the most of the resources that we have and ensure that we keep radio healthy and try to develop audience in the digital arena.”

The cuts are part of a directive from NPR’s board of directors to close the $6 million operating gap on the current fiscal budget. Including the “Tell Me More” layoffs, the head count at NPR will be seven percent lower than last year.